The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumes 3-4 |
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... live man , and will not suffer that he should bury himself out of modesty ; but requires him to remain among the living , as an example to those obstinate dead men , who will neither labour for life , nor go to their grave . N. B. Mr ...
... live man , and will not suffer that he should bury himself out of modesty ; but requires him to remain among the living , as an example to those obstinate dead men , who will neither labour for life , nor go to their grave . N. B. Mr ...
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... live to the age I now am of , who in his thirtieth year had been tortured with that passion in its violence . For my part , ' said he , < I can neither eat , drink , nor sleep in it ; nor keep company with any body , but two or three ...
... live to the age I now am of , who in his thirtieth year had been tortured with that passion in its violence . For my part , ' said he , < I can neither eat , drink , nor sleep in it ; nor keep company with any body , but two or three ...
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... live like one ; ' and taking his cane in his hand , cudgelled him out of his system . This had so good an effect upon him , that he took up from that day , fell to reading good books , and is now a bencher in the Middle - Temple . 6 I ...
... live like one ; ' and taking his cane in his hand , cudgelled him out of his system . This had so good an effect upon him , that he took up from that day , fell to reading good books , and is now a bencher in the Middle - Temple . 6 I ...
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... live with her , or be immediately interred upon such their own confes- sion , without bail or mainprize . ' 6 It happened , that the very next who was brought before me was one of her admirers , who was indicted upon that very head . A ...
... live with her , or be immediately interred upon such their own confes- sion , without bail or mainprize . ' 6 It happened , that the very next who was brought before me was one of her admirers , who was indicted upon that very head . A ...
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... live child , they escaped with life , but not with- out loss of limbs ; for , in this case , I was satisfied with amputation of the parts which were mortified . These were followed by a great crowd of super- annuated benchers of the ...
... live child , they escaped with life , but not with- out loss of limbs ; for , in this case , I was satisfied with amputation of the parts which were mortified . These were followed by a great crowd of super- annuated benchers of the ...
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